- Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:18 pm
#156292
So I got a few Paperwhite bulbs and was wondering between three growing mediums which one to use.
Average potting soil
The Cocopeat disc it came with
Or the moss/sand mixture I bought from Flytrapstore.com
I was just curious as I seem to hear both positive and negative comments on Cocopeat but as much as I research on it all I can find are sites trying to sell you it and no real opinions or information on how well things grow in it. Mostly I hear that there are no nutrients in Cocopeat and that it's highly acidic, and mostly good for nothing, where normal potting soil will do much better.
I've had an Amaryllis for a few years now, as well, and moved it from Cocopeat to potting soil years ago, it had also divided into two bulbs now. But my concern for the parent plant is that for the last 3 years it has never bloomed again aside from the first year it was planted. I know the younger bulb should not bloom for another 2 or 3 years, or at least I've read. Both plants grow thick, green, long leaves and get pleanty of light. The parent plant had also gone through dormancy each year but still has not had any signs of putting up a blossom, all it grows are leaves. Any help would be appreciated.
Average potting soil
The Cocopeat disc it came with
Or the moss/sand mixture I bought from Flytrapstore.com
I was just curious as I seem to hear both positive and negative comments on Cocopeat but as much as I research on it all I can find are sites trying to sell you it and no real opinions or information on how well things grow in it. Mostly I hear that there are no nutrients in Cocopeat and that it's highly acidic, and mostly good for nothing, where normal potting soil will do much better.
I've had an Amaryllis for a few years now, as well, and moved it from Cocopeat to potting soil years ago, it had also divided into two bulbs now. But my concern for the parent plant is that for the last 3 years it has never bloomed again aside from the first year it was planted. I know the younger bulb should not bloom for another 2 or 3 years, or at least I've read. Both plants grow thick, green, long leaves and get pleanty of light. The parent plant had also gone through dormancy each year but still has not had any signs of putting up a blossom, all it grows are leaves. Any help would be appreciated.
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